On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, DHHS announced 7 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 108 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. The new cases are 6 adult males and 1 adult female. The new cases reside in Rockingham (4), Grafton (1), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (1), and Strafford (1) counties. Three of the cases have no identified risk factors. The remaining new cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. Community-based transmission has been identified in the majority of the counties in the State. Six new cases are isolated at home. One of the new cases is currently hospitalized; thus far, 13 patients out of the 108 positive cases (12%) have been hospitalized.

Number of Persons with COVID‐19: 108 (+7)

Number of Fatalities Attributed to COVID‐19: 1

Number of Hospitalizations: 13

Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH Public Health Lab: 2,530

Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL: 804

Number of Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time): 750 (‐150)

Of the 7 newly confirmed test results, 3 had no risk factors, such as travel to domestic or international locations or that have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

DHHS determined that a person with COVID-19 was on the following Concord Coach Lines buses:

• 3/11/20: 3:15 AM bus from Concord, NH – Boston Express Londonderry – South Station – Boston Logan Airport

• 3/13/20: 5:40 PM bus from Boston Logan Airport – South Station – Concord, NH – Tilton – Plymouth – Lincoln – Littleton

• 3/14/20: 5:00 AM bus from Concord, NH – Boston Express Londonderry – Boston Express Salem – South Station – Boston Logan Airport

• 3/16/20: 1:40 PM bus from Boston Logan Airport – South Station – Concord, NH

Any individuals who rode on one of the Concord Coach Line buses above may have been potentially exposed to the novel coronavirus and should stay at home and monitor their health for fever or respiratory illness. Any person who was on those buses and has developed symptoms should stay away from other people, and immediately contact their healthcare provider.

WMUR video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYgRv5cV29k

Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement after announcing that the State has mobilized three websites to coordinate volunteer efforts in response to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

“In these unprecedented times, we have been encouraged and inspired by Granite Staters rallying together to help. Whether you are helping a neighbor get groceries, are a retired nurse who wants to help out at potential surge flex facilities, or are a business who is answering the call – we cannot thank you enough.”

NHResponds.org: This effort will serve as a secure online registration system for medical and non-medical volunteers who can quickly mobilize if needed. NHResponds is part of a nationwide volunteer management system that was established after 9/11 to get medical professionals quickly, and properly deploy them during a public health emergency or disaster.

VolunteerNH.org: New Hampshire is blessed to have many amazing non-profits which do critical work 365 days a year – and especially in times like these. Individuals interested in volunteering for a local non-profit can visit volunteernh.org to be connected with an organization in their area.

NHEconomy.com/PPEHelp: This portal will allow for all businesses to see what products the State needs, and reach out to offer assistance. The State has already heard from nearly 100 companies who are ready to adapt and adjust their operations to provide the protection, equipment, and knowledge base to stop the spread of COVID19 by either donating or producing PPE.

Many Granite Staters are chipping in by hand-making suitable masks for medical personnel and first responders.

Dartmouth Hitchcock put out guidance for sewing volunteers on how to make masks, and what materials are required.

You can view the details here: https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/patient-education/sewing-masks.html

On Monday, March 23, 2020, DHHS announced 23 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 101 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. The new cases are 12 adult males and 11 adult females. The 23 new cases reside in Rockingham (10), Grafton (5), Belknap (3), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (2), Carroll (1), and Strafford (1) counties and the city of Manchester (1). Four of the cases have no identified risk factors. The remaining new cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. Community-based transmission has been identified in the majority of the counties in the State. Nine new cases are isolating at home. Five of the new cases are currently hospitalized; thus far, 11 patients out of the 101 positive cases (11%) have been hospitalized. DHHS has also announced the State’s first death related to COVID-19. The deceased was a male resident of Hillsborough County who was over 60 years old and had multiple underlying health issues. We express our sympathies to this person’s family and friends. Since first testing for COVID-19 on March 2, the State Public Health Laboratories (PHL) has conducted more than 2,400 COVID-19 tests.

Number of Persons with COVID‐19: 101 (+23)

Number of Fatalities Attributed to COVID‐19: 1 (+1)

Number of Persons with Test Pending in PHL: 869 (‐20)

Total Number of Persons Tested at NH PHL: 2417 (+205)

Number of Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time): 900 (+150)

https://www.nh.gov/covid19/news/documents/covid-19-update-03232020.pdf

Concord, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued Emergency Orders 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, as part of the state’s efforts to respond to COVID-19.

Emergency Order #11: Temporary authority to perform secure remote online notarization.

Emergency Order #12: Temporary modification of public access to meetings under RSA 91-A.

Emergency Order #13: Temporary allowance for New Hampshire pharmacists and pharmacies to compound and sell hand sanitizer over the counter (“OTC”) and to allow pharmacy technicians to perform non-dispensing tasks remotely.

Emergency Order #14: Temporary authorization for out-of-state pharmacies to act as a licensed mail-order facility within the State of New Hampshire.

Emergency Order #15: Temporary authorization for out of state medical providers to provide medically necessary services and provide services through telehealth.